# CVE-2024-38561: kunit: Fix kthread reference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: Fix kthread reference There is a race condition when a kthread finishes after the deadline and before the call to kthread_stop(), which may lead to use after free.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2ebd3758e1cef6a1f998a1f7ea73310dcb1699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec7ccb4cd4b6f72c2998b07880fa7aaf8dfe1d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5c841a559ccb700c8d27a3ca645b7a5f59b4f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b755cb5a5e0d7168c3ab1b3814b0d3cad9f017
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8aa1b98ce40184521ed95ec26cc115a255183b2

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